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There has been a decline in grave offences over the last few months, but petty crimes continue in the city, says L. Srikrishna A sustained surveillance over the movements of anti-socials has led to a decline in the number of violent/grave offences such as murder over the last few months. In June, 22 murder cases were reported. The number came down to 12 in July, eight in August and nine last month according to police records. Police officers said that after the death of two most wanted persons — “Vellai” Ravi and “Punk” Kumar — some months ago in two separate encounters, complaints of threat and extortion by anti-socials have come down significantly. “This is an indicator that anti-socials are under check”, they said. Admitting that petty crimes were prevalent, the officers said that about 75 anti-socials had been identified as grave offenders and wanted by the police in connection with several offences. Special teams in plainclothes were closely monitoring their activities, an officer said. Recalling a complaint from a builder in West Mambalam, police said they had registered a case of extortion against “Punk” Kumar who fell to bullets in an encounter with a special team, led by Additional Commissioner of Police S.R. Jangid in December, 2006. The modus operandi of gangsters, involved in grave offences, is to identify people owning immovable properties in prime locations and threaten them to part with them for paltry sums. If resistance was offered, the gangsters would encroach upon the properties and also create encumbrance. Mostly, builders and those landowners residing in far-away places were the targets, police said. Close on the heels of the encounters, many offenders wanted in connection with murders and extortion cases have fled, police claimed. Commissioner of Police G. Nanchil Kumaran said sustained vigil on ex-convicts and effective surveillance at prisons and other specified points had facilitated the law-and-order police to keep a check on the anti-social elements. Storming operations conducted on three occasions over the last three weeks at night had shown results, he said. Apart from booking cases against drunk and rash driving, police picked up 330 anti-socials and 400 ex-convicts and took 2,000 persons under preventive arrests, he added. While a decline in the number of grave offences is welcome, there is also an urgent need to pay greater attention to prevention of petty crimes, including chain-snatching and thefts, with festival season round the corner. Moreover, small shopkeepers and pavement vendors in popular shopping areas such as T. Nagar are apparently worried about ‘mamool’ collection by anti-socials during the festival season. Mr. Kumaran, however, has promised to look into their grievances. He warned of severe action against such offenders.
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